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The Billionaire Son-in-law 63. New Life.
Lucas sat at work pondering Marco's words. He wanted to believe that it was just an empty threat but deep down in his heart, he feared for the safety of his family.Ivy said her mother had warned her as well, Blanche was never one to panic, so if she said he was dangerous, then he was. He wanted to call Grover but deciding it would be best to see hin in person, he grabbed his blazer from the coat hanger and started to leave when the telephone on his desk rang out. "Sir, Tracy is here to see you."He considered asking her to he thrown out because he didn't want aby trouble but later decided against it. "Send her up."He sat back down and waited for her arrival. He heard a knock on the door, signalling her presence and he let her in. For precautionary measures, he had asked Mike to come with her. "May I have a seat?" She asked as she stood in front of his desk. He nodded and she perched gently on the seat. "Thank you.""Why did you come here?""May I have a word with you alone?""I'
The Billionaire Son-in-law 64. An Alliance.
"Push Ivy." Doctor Julie urged and Ivy groaned.Lucas wished there was something he could do to ease her pain, he hated seeing her hurt. "You're doing great honey." He commended, hoping it would make her feel better.Her face was red and her forehead was wrinkled from all the stress she was going through."That's it, you're doing good. Just one more. "Doctor Julie said, urging Ivy not to give up.She shut her eyes tight and pushed as hard as she could and heaved a sigh of relief when she felt her burden lighten."You did it. Congratulations Mr Williams, he looks just like you." Doctor julie said with a smile. "You did it honey." Lucas kissed Ivy on the forehead and she smiled faintly.The nurses took the baby and Ivy to get them cleaned up and Ivy was moved to a ward.After the baby had been cleaned up, he was brought to the ward and handed to Ivy.Lucas couldn't keep his joy to himself. He smiled tenderly at the face of his sleeping son. "What should we name him?" He asked Ivy who wa
The Billionaire Son-in-law 65. Williams and Mochis
"I'm on my way to your parent's house. Hopefully your mother won't be difficult." He informed Ivy on the phone as he drove to the Mochi's residence."Good luck facing her, and please honey, I know my mother can be upsetting…please don't get mad at her. You know it'll only make things worse.""I know, I'll do my best. Take care.""Don't stay out late.""I won't, I'll come right back to see you."He arrived at the Mochi's and as he expected, his mother in-law was aggravating. He tried his best to keep his cool but when she said she didn't care about their child, he couldn't stop his anger from exploding."What kind of mother are you? Are you sure you're Ivy's birth mother?""What kind of foolheaded question is that?" She demanded in anger."A real mother would never say the things you say, and they sure as hell won't do the things you do. All through Ivy's pregnancy, you never bothered about her health. She finally delivers, and you still don't care.""That's enough insults from the like
The Billionaire Son-in-law 66. The Deadline.
"Hey my darling." Blanche smiled as she walked into Ivy's ward."Mother?" Her mother was the last person in the world that Ivy was expecting to see. "What are you doing here?""What do you mean? I came to see you. How are you feeling dear?" She asked as she sat by her bed."I'm okay mother, thank you for coming to see me.""Don't be ridiculous, I should be apologising for not coming to see you sooner.""It's okay, seeing you here is more than enough for me.""Aw, you say the nicest things. I heard you named him Desmond.""Yes, do you like it?""It's not a bad name. I got something for him." She brought out a little grocery bag and handed it to Ivy."Aww that's so sweet, you didn't have to." She brought out the items inside. "They're beautiful mother, thank you."It was a matching blue beanie and socks with the prettiest shawl Ivy had ever seen."It's nothing, take it as my apology gift.""What are you apologising for?""I feel like I'm the one who put you in all this mess. If I wasn't
The Billionaire Son-in-law 67. Family Meeting.
Lucas stared at Ivy who couldn't stop shaking. The fact that Platana had the guts to threaten his wife infuriated him even more. Grover said he hadn't gotten any concrete evidence against him but he was still digging. Blanche also hadn't said anything useful as well but with the current situation of things, he would have to press her harder."What are we going to do Lucas?" The panic is her eyes was as clear as a bell."You don't have to worry my love, I'll protect you and our son. I'll never let any harm come to either of you." He meant it, he was going to do everything he could to protect his family, even if he had to lay down his life in the process. "Can't we get him arrested? I mean, he did threaten me.""I doubt if that'll do us any good, we have to think of something else.""Okay, but do you think I'm safe here?""I'll talk to doctor Julie and see if we can take you home today.""Okay. Please do, and please, can you stay with me today? I know it might be demanding too much bu
The Billionaire Son-in-law 68. Family Meeting: Conclusion.
So far the meeting had been very unproductive. They hadn't discussed the main reason of their gathering, instead they were getting in each other's faces. Ivy who was always calm was inflamed, coming up against her mother at every given opportunity and Blanche wasn't ready to admit that she was wrong.Lucas didn't interfere for two reasons. One, he didn't have the strength to deal with Blanche and her rabble rouser attitude. And two, he believed that if they were going to get anywhere with their meeting, they would have to pour out all that was on their mind."You're making a big deal out of nothing Ivy. This Platana issue shouldn't be a reason for you to hate me." Blanche defended herself, annoying Lucas more than he already was before."That's the thing with you mother, you never know when to admit that you're wrong. I'm not angry about Platana, I'm angry about the fact that you're blaming me for all this.""I was simply speaking from my point of view. Peter dear, please tell me if I
The Billionaire Son-in-law 69. The Proposal.
"Are you sure you'll be okay with letting go of that money?" Lucas asked his wife as they laid in bed. "I mean you might need it for other things.""Like what?" Ivy asked, raising her brows at him."I don't know, girl stuffs."Ivy laughed at his reply. "Girl stuff huh? Well I don't have any girl stuffs I need at the moment.""Okay. How are things going with the mall project?""Mike said construction is almost done and now they need a supplier. He actually made a list.""Oh so have you decided?" "To be honest, I haven't found any one I like on the list. They're all well known suppliers but I feel that approaching any of them will be too…ordinary.""What do you suggest we do then?""We?""Uh I mean, the company where I work. I'm a staff so I think I can say we." He chuckled at Ivy's smiling face."Fine, I guess you can say we. Anyway, I feel the company should try another approach. Maybe put an annotation online saying you're in need of a supplier for the mall.""But wouldn't that be t
The Billionaire Son-in-law 70. Platana.
"He approved it." Ivy announced ecstatically at the dinner table."Approved what?" Lucas asked, even though he already knew what she meant."Your boss, he approved my proposal.""I told you he would, he loves unique ideas like that. And no one has unique ideas like my Ivy." He complimented her and she blushed. "Congratulations honey, I'm proud of you.""Thank you."Lucas was finally happy to see a smile on her face again because she had been doleful since Platana had called her. His smile dissipated when he remembered Platana. Just two days were left from the one week ultimatum he gave to Ivy. He hoped that Grover's new update would be helpful to them because if it wasn't, he didn't know what else he could do.He didn't want to turn to Tracy for help unless it was absolutely necessary but with the way things were headed, he might have to."Lucas, what's wrong?" Ivy noticed the frown on his face and she touched his hand lightly. "I don't like seeing you this way.""I'm okay love, I'm o
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255. Epilogue.
"Lucas! Lucas!! You'll never guess what doctor Julie told me!""Okay." He replied casually and went back to the show he was watching."You're supposed to guess." She hit him on the chest."But you said I'll never guess what it is.""You were supposed to be more interested, darn it!""Right sorry. What did she say?""I'm not telling you anymore." She pouted and folded her arms."Aw come on, tell me.""No.""Come on, okay I'm sorry.""No. I'm not telling you. You'll have to wait nine months to see for yourself."She watched eagerly as his face went from confusion to excitement while he did the math. "Nine months- wait, you're pregnant?!""Yes!""Oh my goodness, that's wonderful.""I know.""Congratulations to us!""Yeah! I'm gonna be a mom… again.""Come on, let's call the guys so we can celebrate."★★★"Hey sis,""Peter?" Ivy's eyes widened as she saw her brother after all these months."Long time no see huh?""Oh come here." She pulled him in for a hug. "How've you been?""Good, I see
254. Imperial.
"Ivy, there's something important I would like to talk to you about.""Okay, go on.""I need to ask you a favor.""Anything honey.""Okay. I want you to be my next of kin.""What?""You know, in case anything bad happens to me-""No, zip it!""What? why?""Why the hell are you sounding like that?""Sounding like what?""Nothing bad is going to happen to you. Grover already did his worst and he failed terribly. The court has officially given you full rights over your parents fortune again, so why the hell would you talk like this?""I don't know. I just can't help but feel that Grover hasn't done his worst.""Well let him, we're going to be fine. Lucas , we have come a long way. Just look at all the nemesis you've had over the years . Smelly Andreas, yellow diamond guy, your COO- turned nemesis- turned best friend, my mother… and yet, none of them could defeat you.He's just a butler, he can't do anything. All that power he had was when he was in control of your wealth, he doesn't hav
253. Mama's Boy.
"So, what are you planning on doing about the super mall? I mean, you can't just leave it vacant forever."Ivy was right, he hadn't really had the time to worry about it due to all the recent events that had been happening in his life. "You're right. What do you think we should do?" He threw the question back at her."I don't know. But for starters, I think you should probably employ some staff there. At least get some people to make you money.""I guess you're right. Do you have anyone in mind?""Um no, I actually don't. But I'm sure if you let your staff at the company know, they could make some recommendations.""That's true, I almost forgot I had a company.""Hehe, that's what happens when you're too rich." The couple laughed at her joke, forgetting their troubles for a brief moment. Moments like this.His life would be unbearable if it wasn't for moments like this. The time where they would just forget about their worries, times when they would pretend like their world was okay
252. Killer Thoughts.
Mia stretched as she stirred from her nap. She slowly sat up, yawning slightly."Did you enjoy your nap?"She smiled as she noticed detective Jones. "Yes, I did." She replied energetically, nodding her head."Good to know." He barely knew her but detective Jones found that he was already getting attached to her. Everything about her was utterly cute, her tiny voice, the way she smiled, the way she walked and even the way she snored lightly in her sleep.She folded her legs on the couch and hugged them to close her chest. "Now I'm hungry." She pouted as she rested her head on her knees.He laughed at her comment as he moved to sit next to her. "Well what do you want to eat?""I don't know, can we order pizza?""Sure."When the pizza finally arrived, she accepted it eagerly and rushed to the living room to show it to him. "Pizza's here.""Great." She set the pizza on the center table as he went to get drinks from the kitchen."How's master Lucas doing?" She asked with her mouth half ful
251. The Solution.
"What?!!" Grover barked at a young man who immediately dropped to his knees."I…I am truly sorry sir. They actually believed me at first, but then… uh…" The man stammered, unable to speak calmly."Will you quit stuttering and tell me what happened?!" The young man quavered at the sound of his voice."I'll tell you what happened." Festus intervened. "Milo! That son of a bitch double crossed us." He spat out, his face scrunched up in displeasure."Milo? Is he unaware that his wife works with us?""Of course not!. Haven't we all been in on this from the very begining?""How dare that nobody try to double cross me?""We have to teach him a lesson.""Of course we will. But first, you." He turned to the young man who was still on his knees."B… but s.. sir… I… I'm innocent.""Are you now? I gave you a simple task. Get the people to see the bad side of him, I even told you what to say… and yet you failed woefully. Can you see now that you deserve to be punished?""Please sir, I didn't do any
250. The Threat
"What?!!" Grover barked at a young man who immediately dropped to his knees."I…I am truly sorry sir. They actually believed me at first, but then… uh…" The man stammered, unable to speak calmly."Will you quit stuttering and tell me what happened?!" The young man quivered at the sound of his voice."I'll tell you what happened." Festus intervened. "Milo! That son of a bitch double crossed us." He spat out, his face scrunched up in displeasure."Milo? Is he unaware that his wife works with us?""Of course not!. Haven't we all been in on this from the very beginning?""How dare that nobody try to double cross me?""We have to teach him a lesson."Detective Jones saw his opponent draw a weapon but he was too focused on the little lady in front of him to do anything about it. He felt the bullet pierce through his stomach and he clutched the wound, trying to minimize the bleeding. It wasn't the first time he would be getting shot but somehow, the pain was different this time around, prob
249. Father.
"You keep saying he won't show up, what are we going to do if he does? That boy can be unpredictable, you know.""Relax Festus, I already said he won't show up. And even if he does,I already have a plan for that as well. You know my dear friend, rumors are so easily spread among people,and our young friend here has some dirty rumors about him… all we have to do is dig it up.""Right, I see what you mean. We get someone to bring up all the rumors that had been spread before, and thanks to Marco Platana, we have quite a lot.""Exactly!""You know, now I actually hope he shows up. So I can watch him get really humiliated.""Indeed. And we'll be there to watch it all happen."★★★The announcer called his name and Lucas froze up. It was actually happening, he was the winner. He was getting an award.As he made his way to the stage, he noticed that some people were staring at him. Some with shock, some with envy, others just stared, wide eyed and expressionless.He took the mike and decide
248. Worst Nightmare
"Mother, hey, it is so nice of you to show up." Ivy said with a fake smile as she approached the woman who birthed her. "You know, it warms my heart that you two are here to support Lucas as well."Blanche's response was a hard glare and she scoffed at her daughter's words. "Oh Please, you know why your brother and I are here.""Of course, you are here to support your loving daughter and her hardworking husband.""Ivy–""It's okay mother, you don't have to say anything. I know exactly how you feel." Ivy was loving the look her mother had on her face, taunting her was making her feel so much better. Ivy was very unsure about the outcome of the event as well but she had been trying to put on a brave facade to reassure her husband. While it was true that Lucas was a good person and he always did the right thing, it was also very true that the world was a cruel place. And in some unfortunate situations, good people tend to suffer unjustly… especially if they were going up against powerf
247. Doubt
Detective Jones saw his opponent draw a weapon but he was too focused on the little lady in front of him to do anything about it. He felt the bullet pierce through his stomach and he clutched the wound, trying to minimize the bleeding. It wasn't the first time he would be getting shot but somehow, the pain was different this time around, probably the brand of the pistol was a high one. Slowly, his legs gave in and it was suddenly impossible for him to stand. He went down on his knees as he felt his blood wetting his shirt and down to his pants. He was losing blood… and he was losing too much of it. From the corner or his eyes, he noticed his attackers running off, probably to prevent people from seeing them and the young lady ran towards him.He tried to lay down gently, to prevent himself from hitting his head on the hard ground or else that could cause another crucial injury. Before he lost the strength to stay awake, he noticed her making a call. Hopefully, if the ambulance arr
